Tamias

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tamias \Ta"mi*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a distributer.] (Zool.)
     A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Tamias
       n : chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: {genus Tamias}]